diff --git a/src/components/DeeplinkWrapper/index.website.tsx b/src/components/DeeplinkWrapper/index.website.tsx
index b395eb12c5fe..6f6562f97c17 100644
--- a/src/components/DeeplinkWrapper/index.website.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DeeplinkWrapper/index.website.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ function promptToOpenInDesktopApp(initialUrl = '') {
     // 2. There may be non-idempotent operations (e.g. create a new workspace), which obviously should not be executed again in the desktop app.
     // So we need to wait until after sign-in and navigation are complete before starting the deeplink redirect.
     if (Str.startsWith(window.location.pathname, Str.normalizeUrl(ROUTES.TRANSITION_BETWEEN_APPS))) {
+        const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+        // If the user is redirected from the desktop app, don't prompt the user to open in desktop.
+        if (params.get('referrer') === 'desktop') {
+            return;
+        }
         App.beginDeepLinkRedirectAfterTransition();
     } else {
         // Match any magic link (/v/<account id>/<6 digit code>)
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Link.ts b/src/libs/actions/Link.ts
index 886f8b06fc6f..13fcea0df85d 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Link.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Link.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ function buildURLWithAuthToken(url: string, shortLivedAuthToken?: string) {
     const emailParam = `email=${encodeURIComponent(currentUserEmail)}`;
     const exitTo = `exitTo=${url}`;
     const accountID = `accountID=${currentUserAccountID}`;
-    const paramsArray = [accountID, emailParam, authTokenParam, exitTo];
+    const referrer = 'referrer=desktop';
+    const paramsArray = [accountID, emailParam, authTokenParam, exitTo, referrer];
     const params = paramsArray.filter(Boolean).join('&');
 
     return `${CONFIG.EXPENSIFY.NEW_EXPENSIFY_URL}transition?${params}`;